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In this article, we take a look at the state of investment in the market, the size of the talent pool and how this is impacting the job market in the US across the pharma, biotech and medical device industries.

A world leading supplier of laboratory equipment, was struggling to hire an Account Manager to grow their bioproduction team. We immediately identified a candidate who was already in our bioprocess network that would be suitable for this particular role.

Alvogen was looking to hire a Senior Director/Vice President - Business Development to focus on the US generics market. After one day, we presented a shortlist of 4 candidates to Alvogen and in less than 4 weeks, an offer was accepted by a candidate.

A growing life science company was looking to hire several field service engineer positions across Belgium and France, but were struggling to manage the process internally.

A fast-growing European proteomics company was looking to hire two Business Development Manager roles as part of their major expansion plans across Europe. The company offers a niche product and finding a candidate with specific industry knowledge and experience proved difficult.

A startup dental aligner manufacturer was looking to launch in the US and as part of its ambitious growth plans, the company needed to establish a field sales team. These roles have been critical to the startup's US growth and one of our candidates is their top performing sales representative.

For sales, field service and field application employees, travel restrictions have given an insight into a new way of working. As a result, we are seeing an increasing trend of people looking for a better balance, but is this something companies are willing to offer?

Before Brexit, the UK could hire QPs from any location within the EU, but now we can only hire QPs based in the UK – resulting in a lack of supply and a rise in day-rates and salaries. We spoke to the Vice President of Quality at a global biotechnology organisation about the challenges of hiring QPs within the UK, and how these might be overcome.

Are you a life science company looking to expand into the US? To find out more about what you should consider, we interviewed Joanne Farquharson, President & Chief Executive Officer at Foothold America, a company that helps businesses around the world to expand into the US market.